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08/10/2010 -
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) -The Indianapolis Colts have signed offensive lineman James Williams, an undrafted rookie from Harvard.
To make room on the roster, the Colts released offensive lineman Andy Alleman, an offseason veteran free agent acquisition. Alleman has not practiced since hurting his back Friday.
Left tackle Charlie Johnson has not practiced since spraining his right foot Friday afternoon.
Four-time Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday and rookie guard Jacques McClendon also missed their second straight morning workouts Tuesday. Also missing was right tackle Ryan Diem, whose wife gave birth to the couple's first child last week.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< Kahne on board with Red Bull Racing in 2011
Mooresville, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kasey Kahne will drive a Red Bull Racing
Toyota for the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, the team announced on Tuesday.
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will d
<< Gaming: The Pac-10 keeps its streak alive
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Not many betting angles stand the test of
time, but the Pac-10 has one to definitely keep an eye on.
The league has now posted 10 straight seasons of above .500 ATS records in
non-conference play, w
<< The Pac-10 keeps its streak alive
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time, but the Pac-10 has one to definitely keep an eye on.
The league has now posted 10 straight seasons of above .500 ATS records in
non-conference play, w
<< Shaq says move to Boston is all about winning
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shaquille O'Neal brought his effervescent smile
to Boston on Tuesday and said he hopes to bring another title to the NBA's
most-storied franchise.
Dressed in a suit with a bow tie, although not green
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Kansas City, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR has awarded Kansas Speedway a second
Sprint Cup Series race, starting in 2011.
Speedway officials announced on Tuesday that the 1.5-mile track will host its
first Sprint Cup race on June 5, and
CFL East: Argos dig deep again; Als stay on >>
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In a rematch of the epic season opener, the
Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders battled it out again in Week
6. Though the game had little chance to match the fireworks of a 54-51 double
overtim
CFL East: Argos dig deep again; Als stay on top >>
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In a rematch of the epic season opener, the
Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders battled it out again in Week
6. Though the game had little chance to match the fireworks of a 54-51 double
overtim
In any football or basketball game (the main sports that use point spreads) there are two teams playing against each other.
Those teams, though, are rarely exactly evenly matched – meaning that typically one team has a better chance than the other to win the game. If bettors were allowed to bet on who was simply going to win the game, smart ones would obviously bet on the better team (likely winning more than 50% of the time in the process).
If winning were that easy the Las Vegas and online sportsbooks would stop taking any bets! This is where the point spread comes in: the basic function of the point spread is to balance the likelihood of each team “winning” by adjusting the final score by the point spread. After this adjustment is made you get the Against The Spread result (ATS result for short).
Let’s look at Super Bowl XXXIX, New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles. Most people believed the defending champ Patriots to be the better team – so if betting were simply based upon which team would win the game, an uneven majority of people would have wagered on New England. But, by using the point spread, the bookmakers adjusted the terms of the bet, evening the proposition so about half the people believed the Pats to be the smart bet, while the other half considered Philly to be the smart bet.
New England Patriots -7 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The better team, called the Favorite, is expected to win the game and must “give” or “lay” points to the weaker team. The favorite is listed with a minus sign and the number of points they are favored by (e.g., New England -7)
In the case of our example, New England must not only win the game, but they must win by more than 7 points for Pats bettors to have a winning ATS result. An Eagles bettor wins his bet either if:
There was also the possibility that the final score could land exactly on the spread number (for example, the Pats winning 28-21 when -7), which is called a “push” or “no action” and a refund is then issued to bettors of both teams.
The same game with the same point spread can be considered from the weaker team’s perspective: The Underdog (Philly in the case of our example) is not expected to win the game and online football betting thus receives or “gets” points given by the stronger team. When a game is stated from the underdog’s perspective the team is listed with a plus sign and the number of points they are underdogs by:
Philadelphia Eagles +7 vs. New England Patriots
Keep in mind that Philadelphia +7 and New England -7 is the same point spread on the same game, simply stated differently. The first is from the underdog’s perspective; the later is from the favorite’s.
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
Let’s look at the actual result of Super Bowl XXXIX: New England 24 Philadelphia 21
The favorite, New England, won the game but not by more than the point spread they were favored by (7), so the ATS result was a LOSS for Pats bettors.
Looking at it from the underdog’s perspective, Philly did not win the game, but they lost by less than the point spread (7), so the ATS result was a WIN for Eagle bettors.
Mathematically considered, 24 for the favorite Pats minus 7 equals 17, which is less than the 20 the Eagles scored, so the underdog Eagles win the ATS result (or you could figure 20 plus 7 equals 27 for the Eagles, which is more than 24 for the Pats).
Emily’s boyfriend understood the point spread and wagered $100 on the Eagles at +7. The Eagles may not have gotten a Super Bowl ring, but since they won the ATS result Emily’s boyfriend cashed his bet – giving him money to take her out to a nice dinner.
And now hopefully you understand how to read point spreads, putting you one step closer to joining the fun of sports betting.
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